San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-28

The Chicago knight OF Labor calls
Justify for reorganization Ot the labor
party In that city. Tue political entity
and unity Of labor organizations has not
been siRnOllv demonstrated as success
heretofore. IL Ia most seriously to be
DOUBTED that II ever will be, The or
CARNATIONS all seem 10 lack cohesive
ness. Perhaps because hitherto they
have been almost exclusively under the
control OF men with axes TO grind.
The corn and cotton regions Of Texas
are recovering rapidly from their early
drouth conditions, and there are rot
wanting old observers who prophecy a
wear Of greater plenty than the stale has
seen since the eighties were ushered IN.
So mote it be The grEsseTs,are waiting
for the plenty and so are many drOuth
sections still unwateTed and longing for
rain.
HELLO! Celestial. An American syn
dictate with S25, 10000 capital has gained
telephone concession from hina,
which gives them the exclusive right TO
telephone China for the next thirty
years. The syndicate have for chief
electrician Count Eugene MilkGntevich
OF Washington, who, with two capital
lists. has just departed for the land Of
ConfuCius. The way they will milk
those celestials and witch cash out Of
their silk breeChes will be a caution to
COnfuCius.
The information telegraphed yester-
day 20 the LIGHT, that negotiations for
ar amicable arrangement were being
made between the Italian government
and the Pope OF Rome, is one Of intense
interest TO the Catholic church the whole
world over, as well as TO the kingdom OF
Italy. The reconciliation Of the Qni-
rinRl and the Vatican would affect not
only all Europe, but all civilization.
AMERICA has had some notable exam
pies of decayed statesmen. but nothing
in the whole history of obsolete public
men has been heretofore sampled that
can hold q candle to John Bright. TO
see this great champion of human rights,
this notable brOad-brim who WAS
deemed worthy to stand in his place
with Golden and Mills, to see him going
at the tail of Salisbury's tory coach cry
ing halt! halt! to every advance move
ment made by Gladstone, is one OF the
most pitiable sights of this generation.
SwINToN aflirms, and he ia borne out
In his assertion By many acute Observ-
ers, that shortening the hours of labor
has done more TO promote temperance
among workngmen, than all the pro-
hibitiVe Legislation put together. This
Is a most encouraging result of n short
work day, and will do more TO render
the change TO shorter hours permanent,
than anything else could. The opposite
result was gr' atty feared, even by the
friends of the eight-hOur movement
ENGLISH landlOrdism is becoming as
offensive In Illinois as it is in Ireland.
There are non resident landlords hold
ing tens of thousands of acres in I'LL
nOis. whose treatment of their tenants
differs little from that of the treatment
Omplained OF across seas. The lower
house OF the Illinois legislature to check
and remove this evil, have under con-
sideratiOn bin to close out those non
resident land holdings, by COnfiscating
them to the state unless the holders dis
pose OF them within three years. Hi
nOis will cover herself with glory and
deserve the thanks Of all her sister states
by taking the initiative in this matter.
THE Fort Worth Gazette pertinently
asks How about opinion? Should we
think ill of every one who differs from
us on the subject Oflaw, religion or poll
tics? Would it not be better TO grant
every man the same rights we demand
for ourselves? If this is free country,
one msn has rs many rights as another"
The Gazette should remember that n
man has Il right to his opinions, IN this
section Of the vineyard, only, when be
withhOids their expression; unless that
opinion ia the opinion of the majority.
Politically, in Texas. the minority have
no rights which the majority are bound
to respect. This fact, hitherto, demo
Cratically unapparent, will be most ap-
parent even to democrats should prOhi-
bitiOn gain the upper hand in the Lone
Star state.